SACRAMENTO, CA - A Natomas special education teacher is under investigation by district officials for allegedly kicking a 13-year-old student in the leg during a field trip.

Evelyn Miller suffers from severe autism. She now has bruises from an outing to a fast food restaurant last Friday where the kicking incident allegedly happened.

"We got a call from the school saying that Evelyn got kicked but they didn't say by whom," Evelyn's dad Damian Miller said.

Damian Miller said the principal at Heron Middle School revealed days later that Evelyn's teacher was allegedly responsible for kicking her on that outing.

The school removed the teacher from the classroom and placed her on administrative leave pending an investigation.

"We trust our teachers to protect our kids, not harm or kick them, " Evelyn's mom Angie Miller said.

The Miller family filed a police report this week. No charges have been filed.

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SACRAMENTO, CA - After a 1-4 road trip concluded on Monday with a 99-86 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, Kings head coach Keith Smart said he'd have a lot to think about on the flight back to Sacramento.

When asked after Monday's game if he was considering lineup changes, Smart said he was at that point.

"I can't keep waiting for guys to play great and play good because the season is too short - you can get out of the hunt pretty quick," Smart said. "It's a long flight back and I've got to do something, because right now, this is not working for our basketball team."

Back in Sacramento on Tuesday afternoon, Smart lightened up a bit from that previous response.

"I have to be patient, myself," Smart said, whose team is 4-10 overall and the youngest in the NBA. "I want this thing to turn around right away, right now, but I also know I didn't take over the World Champions.